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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-06-24

NJ. Geary's illustriOus and loud voiced
peafowl has been transferred to the keep
ing Of that champion poultry raiser, X. j.
Walker. The residents of Muhlenburg
street are to be congratulated on this
acquisition to the many other sweet
sounds that come to their blessed ears
from the railroad and the street.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-06-24
DIED

AZ her home, near saumsyile, Va, Juno
18th, ~, Mrs.. VI. j. Plauger- aged 20
years. n months and ~ days.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-06-24

Mr.. Linn Irwin, frst.class druggist,
and accommodating gentleman, has pur-
chased the drug store Of Irwin, Bro. a
Co., in Mt. Jackson, and will run it in the
very best manner. We congratulate the
people Of that town and section. They
Will find this establishment complete in
every respect, and Linn Just the very
person TO have charge Of Il.
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D. II. LAE1/. J.. T. LlNDAA"oD'
.LaNTz & LINDAM00D,
Hamburg, Shep. County, Va.
DEALERS IN
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AND
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Our mills are located in one Of the best
pue sections Of the Valley, and we are
prepared 10 furnish lumber Of every de.
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on short notice. Prices TO suit the times
lima limo.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-10-21

sian, and he adds that his sovereign
is a firm friend and ally of Napo-
leon. He also says that he de-
spises Spain, and that he considers
her soldiers a band of robbers and
cut threats who ought to be wiped
from the face Of the earth"
This was the most terrible ordeal
the young man had yet undergone,
but he did not betray, by the move
ment OF a muscle, that he under.
stood what was said. He seemed
merely to be wondering what could
so suddenly have aroused the coun-
Gil, who watched him narrowly
while giving vent to angry threats.
They well knew that nothing would
be so likely to put the prisoner of
his guard as the apparent treach-
cry Of the interpreter.
"Comrades," said Castanos, who
entered the chapel at the conclusion
of the interpreters remarks, care
you convinced at last; and will you
now permit this Dispatches to
proceed ?"
The guerrillas answered with one
voice, and so eager were they to
make amends for what they con.
sidered their error, that within one
hour Lackinsky's horse, papers, and
weapons were restored, and he was
far on the road to Lisbon, rejoicing
at his escape.-TrGnSIated for the
ArgOnaut from the German by R. X.
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FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
GLEAEINGS.

Never have sink nnder win
dow if You can avoid it.
Keep hard soap in dry place
several weeks before nsing and il
will last much longer.
A brilliant black varnish for iron
stoves and fre.places is made by
stirring ivory.black into ordinary
shellac varnlsh.
Exposure to the sun, it is said
will remove light scorch marks,
and frnit or rust stains yield quick
~ to a weak solution Of Oxalic
acid.
a half cup ammonia to pail OF
warm water will cleanse hard fin
ished walls nicely; Of course the
water should be changed when
much SOlled.
Perhaps some ladies' would like
to know that milliners use an Ordi-
nary polish for ladies' shoes to reno
waite old black straw hats. Brush
ont the dust first.
Blood stains can be removed
from an article that you do not
care to wash by applying a thick
paste, made Of starch and cold
water. Place in the sun, and rub
off in couple of hours. II the
stain is not entirely removed, re.
peat the process and soon 1t dis
appears.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-10-21

The Norfolk and Western train
men tell good joke on an express
messenger. In the rush of loading
his car at Chattanooga a parrot
was put in n corner unnoticed by
him, and a lot of stuff piled up
around the bird. In the same car
was a corpse. After the train had
gotten some distance from the
city and all was silent the messen-
ger was startled by hearing, "l'm
hot! Pm hot! Let me outw The
men say the messenger stayed IN
the car only long enough to ex-
claim; "Hanged it you don't get
hotter than that before you get
outw and bOlted out on the plat
form.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-10-21
DOES MARRIAGE CHANGE A MAN ?

1t does look as if after a man got
married he lost all capabiIlty for
looking after himself. How is it
that a man who as a bachelor is the
pink of neatness, the glass of fash.
ion and mould of form, when he
gets wife never seems TO be able
to do anything in the way OF dress.
ing himself without his wife's as
sistance? This young man was at
one time a notorious flirt. He had
the best cut coats, the most bean.
tiful boots, the most elegant neck
ties in town. He has been mar.
ried several years, and he hardly
knows how to button his collar
now, and wOuld wear his coat in
side ont if his wife didn't keep an
eye on him. Is 1t natural cussed
ness! just a desire to give his
wife all the work and worry he
can, or is it n psychological phe-
nomenon attributable to domestici-
ty! He had lucid moment once,
this young man, in which he no.
ticed his boots were pretty well
worn. 1t lasted long enough for
him to say to his wife:
"IIaven't | got any other boots
| can wear? These are awful
eyes" she said, "there is a pair
OF side button boots in the closet
there
He fetched them out.
allow does IL come that I've had
these boots all this time and been
wearing these WORKOUT ones ~
Then he put them on. eyes, |
knew there must be something the
matter with the blamed boots.
They don't fit me at all. | can't
walk in them" And he made faces
as he stamped mp and down the
room. "They are not my boots,
yet they are a mans boots. Madam,
who IS so familiar in this house as
to have pair Of boots
"Well, dear, they'll perhaps be
more comfortable if you'll put the
right boot on the right fOot."-San
Francisco Chronicle.
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1897. THE SUN. 1887
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ST. NICHOLAS
for 1867.

Stories by Louisa VI. Alcott and Frank
r. Stockton, several by each author.
A Short Serial Story by Mrs Burnett
whose charming Little Lord Fauntleroy
has been a great feature in the past yeai
of st. Nicholas
War Stories for Boys and Girls. G,n
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The Serial Stories include Juan and
.Juanita,' an admirably written story of
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Jenny's Boarding HoOse,' by Jawcs Oils,
a story OF life in a great city.
Short Articles, instructive and enter
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How Great Panorama is Made by
Theodore k. Davis, with prOiUse illnstra-
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the Gas-wells,' with number of striking
pictures; 'Child-Sketches from George
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Tales to his Grandchildren, recounted by
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joaquin Miller, II. II. Boyesen, Washing
ton GLADDEN., Alice Wellington Rollins, j.
T. Trowbridge, Lieutenant Frederick
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Litchield, Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, MIS-.
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many others, etc, etc.
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Alexandria Gazette,
ESTABLISHED 1900.

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Saved His Life.

Mr.. d. L. Wilcoxson, of Horse
Cave, KY, says be was, for many
years, badly afflicted with Pbthisic,
also Diabetes the pains were al.
most uncomfortable and would some.
times almost throw him into con.
WILSON'S. He tried Electric Bit.
tiers and got relief from first bottle
and after taking six bottles, was
entirely cured and had gained in
flesh eighteen pounds. Says he
positively believes he would have
died, had it not been for the relief
afforded by Electric Bitters. Sold
at fifty cents a bottle by b. Schmitt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-10-21
1857.
Harper's Bazaar.
ILLUSTRATED.

Harper's Bazaar combines the choicest
literature aud the finest art illustrations
with the latest fashions and the most
useful family reading. Its stories, poems,
aud essays are by the best writers, and its
papers on social etiquette, decorative art,
housekeeping in all its branches, cookery,
etc, make it Indispensable in every house
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could shock the most fastidious taste.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-10-21

The people of Luuenburg and
Nottoway counties are excited over
a meteor witnessed night or two
ago, the explosion of which was 80
violent as to cause houses to culver
as if shaken by an earthquake
The colored people are very badly
frightened and some OF them PIE.
dict that 'judgment day" is near at
hand. They arc holding religious
services nightly, and both men and
women are preaching.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-10-21
1887.
Harper's Weekly
ILLUSTRATED.

Harper's Weekly maintains ITS position
as the leading illustrated weekly news
paper in America; and ITS hold upon pub
lie esteem and confidence was never
stronger than at the present time. Decides
the pictures, Harper's Weekly always con-
tains instalments of one. occasionally of
two, of the best novels of the day, finely
illustrated, with short stories, poems,
sketches, aud papers on important current
topics by the most popular writers. The
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future.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-10-21
THE IDEAL MAGAZINE

for young people is what the papers call
st. Nicholas. Do you know about it.-how
good 1t is, how clean and pure and help
iulf II there are any boys or girls in your
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element you need in the household The
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1887.
Harper's Magazine.
ILLUSTRATED.

Harper's Maya inc during lss7 will con-
tain nov of intense political, social
and romantic interest, entitled "Narka"--
n story Of Russian life-by Kathleen
O'Meara; new novel, entitled "April
Hopes" by W. ID. lIowolls; Southern
Skcthes," by On les Dudley Warner and
Rebccca Harding Davis, illustrated by
William Hamilton Gibson Great Amer
lean Industries continued; "Social
Studies" by DR.. X. I. Ely; further arti-
Giles on the Railway Problem by compc-
tent writers new series Of illustrations
BY f.. A. Abbey and Alfred Parsone; arti-
cles by L. p. Roe; and other attractions.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-10-21
Scribner's Magazine
Published Monthly
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.
FIRST NUMBER READY DEC. 18TH

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trated.
Some of the most notable papers to APP
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Unpublished Letters of Thackeray of
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OF the Siege and Commune of Paris (;
Glimpses at the Diaries of Gouverneur
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Notable special papers to be published
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1t is no use for piano to be
square or upright. Mr.. Talmage
is authority for saying that there
Will be none Of them IN heayen.
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1857. 1857. 1887.
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PGtelSOl'S Magazine !!
SPLENDID PREMIUMS FOR 1887
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HARPER'S PERIODICALS.

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1887.
Harper's Young People
AN ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY.

Harper's Young People has been called
"the model Of what periodical for young
readers ought to be-" and the justice OF
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TIE BAL7IMjRE WEEKLY SUN

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THE CENTURY
FOR 1867.

THE CENTURY is an illustrated monthly
magazine, having a regular circulation Of
about two hundred thousand copies, often
reaching and sometimes exceeding two
hundred and twenty-five thousand. Chief
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ing year is a serial which has been in ac-
tive preparation for sixteen years. IL is
a history Of our own country in its most
critical time. as set forth in
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